Prague
Czech Republic

Belgrade
Serbia

Lake Biwa
Japan

Kapsait
Kenya

Pangkor Island
Malaysia

Bali
Indonesia

The All Blacks
New Zealand

NYC Recreation Centers - Day Camps

Recreation Centers - Summer Camps

New York City Parks Department welcomed the World Harmony Run in a
big way on Thursday 19th August at Flushing Meadows Corona Park where 1200 summer campers
came together to take part in an international festival.

NY City Park Summer Campers, Harmony Runners from USA team and other
international team members running with the banners and torch. This is
the site of two former World's Fairs (1939 and 1964) in Flushing Meadow - Corona Park, Queens New York The banner for the run this year has United Nations and UNESCO International Year for the Rapproachement of Cultures logo on it. This year 2010 supports cultural diversity and the coming together of people. It is said that NYC and Queens specifically is the most culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse location in the world.

- Advance Visits lead up to the big event

Representatives of the World Harmony Run in New York set out to visit the 24 recreation centers and summer camps in the 5 boroughs of NYC. These visits were in advance of the big event in Flushing Meadow- Corona Park on 19th August. The run around the USA will be returning to NY for the days events.

Program for Day

In each location one of the runners gives a short introduction. If the
video equipment is available we show a short DVD video (around 6
minutes) that has been very well received.. We then have a very good
discussion which includes:

President Hepburn was a friend of the founder of the World Harmony Run,
Sri Chinmoy, for over 30 years and they participated in many inspiring
initiatives together, like today's peace and harmony events.

He has said he feels that events like these in NY City Summer Camps, are what
will help inspire people to work to bring the high goals of the UN and
UNESCO for Peace and Harmony closer to reality